Protesters break the windows of the U.S. embassy in Sanaa September 13, 2012. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)
Anti-US protests have engulfed much of the Arab world after clips from a controversial film satirizing the Prophet Muhammad appeared online. Embassies in Egypt, Yemen, Libya and Tunisia have been attacked by angry demonstrators.
08:53 GMT: A 48-hour no-fly zone has been imposed in Benghazi, Libya, following attacks on the city’s US consulate that killed the American ambassador and three embassy staffers. All flights to and from the city have been suspended.
08:43 GMT: As clashes continue, some 100 protesters fled the scene amid arrests, Cairo-based journalist Bel Trew reports on Twitter.
08:15 GMT: Germany increased security at its diplomatic facilities in North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan, a representative of the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
08:14 GMT: Armored vehicles are being deployed near the embassy in Cairo.
07:46 GMT: Libya suspended all air traffic in Benghazi for security reasons, Al-Arabiya quoted airport sources as saying.
07:44 GMT: On Twitter, witnesses reported seeing protesters chased by riot police, with the demonstrators brandishing metal poles. Barbed wire was also placed on the roads near the embassy.
07:27 GMT: Cairo police are erecting a wall of concrete blocks around the US embassy in an attempt to prevent protesters from entering the compound.
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06:47 GMT: Authorities in Libya arrested four men connected to the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, in which the US ambassador to the country and three staffers were killed.
06:35 GMT: Governmental Islamic scholars in Sudan are calling for a mass rally over the anti-Muslim film following Friday prayers, Reuters reports.
06:27 GMT: Indonesia is putting 250 riot police officers on high alert ahead of planned anti-US rallies in Jakarta.
06:23 GMT: Near the US embassy in Cairo, protesters are throwing stones at police officers, who are attempting to force back and disperse the demonstration. Members of the crowd are waving banners and flags, and shouting slogans. Security forces reportedly used tear gas on the protesters.
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06:03 GMT: Demonstrators in Cairo, Egypt, are massing outside the US embassy for a third day of protest. Watch our live feed to see the latest.
02:20 GMT: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has condemned the violence that's unfolded “in a number of countries” over the “video circulating on the Internet.” The US government “had absolutely nothing to do with this video. We absolutely reject its content and message,” she said, adding that there is “no justification, none at all, for responding to this video with violence.”
23:55 GMT: The two Marines killed in the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi were identified as former Navy SEAL commandos Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods. They had been working as security officers.
22:13 GMT: Iranians joined public discontent over the film denigrating Muhammad on Thursday by rallying near the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, which represents American interests in the country.
Iranian women hold slogans during a protest against a film mocking Islam, on September 13, 2012, near the Swiss embassy in Tehran (AFP Photo/ Atta Kenare)
20:48 GMT: Libya declares pro-Sharia group reportedly behind the violence in the US consulate in Benghazi 'outlaws'.
20:25 GMT: The US Embassy in The Hague posted a tribute to “treasured colleague and friend Sean Smith,” the American diplomat killed in an attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi.
20:21 GMT: US and Israeli flags burned during protests in Lebanon.
20:14 GMT: Protests begin outside the US embassy in Oman capital, Muscat.
20:00 GMT: At least 4 protesters have been killed in clashes outside US Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen, CNN reports, citing security officials
19:23 GMT: Clashes between protesters and riot police outside the American embassy in Cairo continue; angry demonstrators hurl rocks at the officers, who retaliate with tear gas grenades.
18:51 GMT: Protesters still gathered outside the US embassy in the Egyptian capital Cairo. Smoke and fire can be see amidst the crowds. Watch RT's live feed here.
17:11 GMT: White House says it is doing everything possible to protect US diplomats in Yemen, all embassy personnel safe at the moment.
16:48 GMT: Muscovites bring flowers to US embassy in the Russian capital, paying their respects to Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other American diplomats killed in the attack in Libya.
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16:11 GMT: The Egyptian Health Ministry says the number of people injured in clashes outside the US embassy in Cairo has risen to 224.
16:00 GMT: The Libyan prime minister says the first suspects have been arrested in the US embassy attack in Benghazi and that more arrests are under way.
15:49 GMT: Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi condemns attack in Libya and vows to protect foreign embassies in Cairo.
Egytpian President Mohamed Morsi (AFP Photo)
15:39 GMT: A Shia militant group threatens US interests in Iraq as part of the backlash over an anti-Islam film it describes as "heinous."
15:36 GMT: Libya’s deputy interior minister Wanis al-Sharef says the attack that killed four Americans in Libya was an organized two-part operation by heavily armed militants that included a timed raid on a secret safe house just as Libyan and US security forces were arriving to evacuate consulate staff. He says the attacks were suspected to have been timed to mark the 9/11 anniversary and that militants used civilians protesting an anti-Islam film to cover for their actions. The official said there may be a "spy" within the security forces since militants knew the safe house's location.
15:30 GMT: German police say they found no suspicious substances after evacuating part of the US consulate in Berlin. The building was evacuated on Thursday as a safety precaution, when an employee experienced breathing difficulties after handling a passport.
15:14 GMT: The FBI has opened an investigation into the deaths of US ambassador Chris Stevens and three others killed in the attack on the US consulate in Libya, according to Attorney General Eric Holder.
15:06 GMT: Israeli Arab official Talab el-Sana warns of "Armageddon" if the United Nations does not intervene in the US embassy protests. The statement was made after dozens of Arab-Israeli protesters demonstrated outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv.
Arab-Israeli Muslim men protest in front of the US embassy in the Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv on September 13, 2012 against a film mocking Islam. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
14:58 GMT: American diplomats injured in attack on embassy in Libya are undergoing treatment in Germany. The most seriously injured are expected to leave the ICU shortly.
14:43 GMT: Saudi Arabia condemns both the anti-Islam film and the violent reactions to it, aimed at US embassies.
14:41 GMT: Sporadic shooting reported near the US embassy in Yemeni capital, Sana'a. Residents near the embassy complain of being suffocated by tear gas.
Protesters run as riot police release tear gas towards them outside the U.S. embassy in Sanaa September 13, 2012. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)
14:28 GMT: Secretary of State Clinton calls anti-Muslim video "disgusting" and reprehensible, says US government rejects its content and message
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers remarks at the State Department in Washington September 12, 2012, on the deaths of U.S. embassy staff in Benghazi.(Reuters/Gary Cameron)
14:26 GMT: US law enforcement says Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, man who claimed to be a consultant on the anti-Muslim movie blamed for violence, is in fact the movie's director.
14:18 GMT: Canadian embassy in Cairo closed on Thursday as a precaution following unrest outside the US embassy.
14:11 GMT: India likely to ban controversial 'Innocence of Muslims' film as anti-US protests spread.
14:10 GMT: 70 people have been injured in clashes outside the US embassy in the Egyptian capital, according to the country's Health Ministry.
14:07 GMT: Police fire tear gas at crowds of demonstrators outside the US embassy in Cairo. Protesters continue to taunt the officers by throwing sticks and stones at police vehicles.
13:58 GMT: Clashes between protesters and riot police continue outside the US embassy in Cairo. The streets are filled with smoke, and burning cars can be seen in the distance. Watch RT's live feed here.
Protesters set fire to police vehicles during clashes with riot police along a road which leads to the U.S. embassy, near Tahrir Square in Cairo September 13, 2012. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dals)
13:51 GMT: Protesters reportedly attack US embassies in Morocco and Sudan.
13:43 GMT: Protests condemning the offensive film were also held in the Afghan cities of Kandahar and Kundoz. Religious leaders, scholars and citizens all denouced the movie, and appealed to the US authorities to prevent the sale, release and broadcasting of the film and bring those involved to justice.
13:41 GMT: Meanwhile, access to video-sharing server YouTube is still blocked in Afghanistan as authorities fear the controversial 'Innocence of Muslims' film, which was posted there, will spark violence in the country.
13:30 GMT: Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh try to storm the US embassy in the capital, Dhaka. Security around the compound has been tightened, and riot police is stationed outside.
13:23 GMT: Riot police in Cairo push back protesters, mix of tear gas and smoke fills up the streets in front of the US embassy.
13:18 GMT: Thousands continue to throw Molotov cocktails at riot police protecting the US embassy in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
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